{"product_id":"dont-blame-the-shorts-robert-sloan-9780071636865","title":"Don't Blame the Shorts: Why Short Sellers Are Always Blamed for Market Crashes and How History Is Repeating Itself","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Main Street blames financialspeculation for economic crashes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisdain for short selling is as American as apple pie, dating back to our nation's founding. But as Bob Sloanargues in \u003ci\u003eDon't Blame the Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e, short selling lies at theheart of every Wall Street transaction and fuels thefinancial system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSloan explains that without shorting, credit in high-yield, distressed, convertible bonds and equitiesvanishes, thus choking economic activity. This eye-opening look at short selling in Americaprovides new insight into our hostile relationshipwith shorting--a relationship that turns out to beunhealthy and counterproductive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Sloan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0071636862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780071636865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGraw-Hill Companies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.50w x 1.50d","brand":"Robert Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946192666879,"sku":"9780071636865","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_826f2c2b-bc2c-428b-9442-f3f00e28879f.jpg?v=1681511966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dont-blame-the-shorts-robert-sloan-9780071636865","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}